000 CDUS43 KDMX 160656 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST WED FEB 16 2005 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 1204 AM 75 1921 35 10 21 MINIMUM 28 1151 PM -17 1905 18 10 1 AVERAGE 37 27 10 11 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.40 2003 0.04 -0.04 0.00 1942 MONTH TO DATE 1.63 0.59 1.04 1.22 SINCE DEC 1 3.07 2.95 0.12 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 2.47 1.62 0.85 2.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.7 2003 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.9 4.5 0.4 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 21.0 -4.9 40.9 SINCE JUL 1 17.2 25.9 -8.7 40.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 39 -11 54 MONTH TO DATE 459 618 -159 742 SINCE DEC 1 2894 3230 -336 3189 SINCE JUL 1 3975 4530 -555 4454 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 12 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1100 PM LOWEST 56 100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -19 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 48 1228 AM 63 1984 36 12 21 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM -15 1930 20 11 3 AVERAGE 40 28 12 12 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.26 2003 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 0.54 0.54 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 3.18 2.86 0.32 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 2.01 1.54 0.47 2.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.6 2003 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.4 -3.4 9.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 16.5 -16.5 29.3 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 18.9 -17.5 29.3 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 37 -12 53 MONTH TO DATE 440 590 -150 714 SINCE DEC 1 2842 3116 -274 3157 SINCE JUL 1 4007 4338 -331 4457 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 500 AM LOWEST 59 300 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 61 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -17 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 546 PM CST FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ REV